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2:16, 2H: Trent Gilbert, the freshman out of Scott County High School, is in the books with a pair of 3-pointers. Walk-on Dillon Avare had his shot at one as well but saw the attempt rim out. At the under-four timeout, Matz Stockman, who looks essentially lost on the floor, is 0 for 1 with a rebound and an assist.

4:47, 2H: Jaylen Johnson is getting into the act now. The freshman, cleared somewhat late by the NCAA, scored on back-to-back trips up the court, the second a straightaway 3-pointer. By the way, Matz Stockman is the last player off the U of L bench. No redshirt for the Norwegian big man. The Cards lead 76-20.

7:13, 2H: Savannah State's Khaleen Pinkett just went to the line and missed both his free throw attempts. It's as if the Tigers want to go down as the lowest-scoring team in the shot clock era. The record is 20 points scored by Saint Louis in a 2008 game against George Washington.

10:51, 2H: Always compared, the University of Kentucky led Montana State 65-11 at one point last night. U of L had Savannah State down 65-12 before heading into the under-12 timeout up 67-12. Wayne Blackshear on 5 of 8 shooting, is into double figures now with 13 points as backup guards Quentin Snider and Anton Gill are in control.

13:45, 2H: Savannah State, trailing 59-10, called for a timeout. Apparently, the Tigers are in no hurry to reach the end of this one. Montrezl Harrell now leads the U of L scoring column with 15 points. The Cards are shooting better this half -- 6 of 12 from the field.

14:45, 2H: Well, look for Quentin Snider and Montrezl Harrell on SportsCenter later. Snider, from at least 25 feet out, lobbed an alley-oop to Harrell that made it 57-10.

15:38, 2H: U of L hasn't backed off on either end of the court this half. Savannah State has scored, but just two points. And on offense, Terry Rozier got to the line, Wayne Blackshear splashed a 3-pointer and Chris Jones his his jumper to push the Cards ahead 53-9.

19:12, 2H: Two free throws apiece for Chinanu Onuaku and Montrezl Harrell have started the scoring for U of L out of the locker room. Onuaku, the freshman, has a stat line worth noting: 6 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks in 13 minutes.

20:00, 2H: Per U of L, Savannah State's 7 first half points were the fewest by a Cards opponent in at least 34 years (since 1980). Moving on to the second, the Cards' starters are back on the floor.

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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino discusses the Savannah State blowout on Monday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Pitino said the team would not be reviewing the game film for the first time since he started coaching. Alton Strupp/CJ

ESPN's Bob Valvano, perhaps said it best: "The kind of games are just really difficult for everybody," including U of L players who have to work to keep up their intensity.

Halftime: Well, that was interesting. Savannah State at one point actually pieced together a 4-4 run after trailing 29-0, winding up down 41-7 at the break.

Terry Rozier led the Cards with 10 points, while Montrezl Harrell had 7 and Wayne Blackshear 6. Rick Pitino totally emptied his bench, putting in walk-ons Dillon Avare and David Levitch near the end of the half.

1:22, 1H: After an 0 for 23 start, Savannah State's Khalen Pinkett hit a short jumper that have the Tigers out of record-worst territory. The Cards now lead 38-5.

2:15, 1H: Savannah State's up to three points now on another pair of free throws. For the Cards, David Levitch is getting his first playing time with Anton Gill at shooting guard. The Cards lead 36-3.

4:02, 1H: An iffy call on a Savannah State drive to the basket put Saadiq Muhammad on the line. He hit the first one to get the Tigers on the board -- finally -- but that NCAA record remains in danger. It's 29-1.

Per @KKcards, Louisville fell behind 25-0 once against Memphis, but U of L doesn't know longest opponent drought to start a game.

4:30, 1H: Terry Rozier is rattling off one athletic play after another in helping the Cards to a 29-0 lead. The sophomore has 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting. Savannah State, meanwhile, is now 0 of 21 from the field.

6:31, 1H: The NCAA record for fewest points in the half of a Division I men's game (shot clock era) is four by Northern Illinois in a game last year vs. Eastern Michigan. Savannah State has still yet to score in this one.

More on Northern Illinois' 4-point half in a 2013 game vs. Eastern Michigan. NCAA record in danger during #UofL game: http://t.co/M3xY39kYXG

7:33, 1H: Out of the break, Chris Jones hit his second 3-pointer. The U of L advantage is now 20.

7:56, 1H: Rick Pitino has gone deep into his bench, now featuring Anas Mahmoud at the center spot, and Savannah State still can't get a bucket. Just before the under-eight timeout, the Egyptian freshman Mahmoud got into the books with a blocked shot. The Tigers are 0 of 18 from the field.

9:46, 1H: After starting 0 for 5 from 3-point range, U of L got its first on a quick-fire Chris Jones shot. Still no Savannah State points...

Savannah State beat Winthrop and Cleveland State last week. Winthrop beat Clemson, too. Savannah State has gone scoreless in the first 10:27

10:30, 1H: Savannah State's scoring drought measures the entirety of the game, but U of L had gone three minutes without a point itself before Chinanu Onuaku sank a free throw. It's 11-0.

11:26, 1H: Savannah State remains scoreless at the under-12 timeout. The Tigers are 0 of 11 from the field and have committed eight turnovers. U of L hasn't made the most of its chances, though, ahead only 10-0 because of six Cards turnovers.

13:05, 1H: Terry Rozier, trying to dribble between his legs, lost possession. No worries, though. Mangok Mathiang ran down Savannah State's Alante Fennder, blocking his shot against the backboard. Rick Pitino went for a timeout nonetheless. His team, suffocating on defense so far, has looked sloppy at the other end.

14:01, 1H: Savannah State broke a streak of five straight possessions with a turnover by missing a point-blank shot. On the other end, Terry Rozier hit a layup to move U of L ahead 10-0.

15:21, 1H: After playing sparingly in the Marshall game, freshman Quentin Snider was the first player off the bench tonight. Go figure. The Cards lead 8-0 at the under-16 timeout with their defense forcing five early Savannah State turnovers.

First media timeout's here and Louisville's already forced five turnovers. Savannah State is 0 for 5 and scoreless in 4+ minutes.

16:39, 1H: Wayne Blackshear's aggressive play from last Friday's Marshall game carried over early in this one. His deflection on a Savannah State pass near the half-court line turned into a steal, dunk and Tigers timeout. U of L leads 6-0.

18:42, 1H: Montrezl Harrell has the game's first four points, two on a putback dunk off Chinanu Onuaku's miss and two more on a pair of made free throws the next trip up the court.

20:00, 1H: The Cards' expected starters are out to open this game, which doesn't actually have a listed spread. That sometimes happens with games that have such expected lopsided margins.

PREGAME: U of L's play in the Global Sports Showcase, which started last week against Jacksonville State and Marshall, pushes on tonight with another matchup against a team well outside the Sagarin Ratings' top 100. The Cardinals wrap up play Wednesday against Cleveland State.

This year's round robin tournament is put on by the same management group that oversaw the Marcus Maybin Classic in 2008.

By the way, Sagarin Ratings for teams in the Global Sports Showcase: U of L (4th), Cleveland State (148th), Savannah State (280th), Jacksonville State (292nd) and Appalachian State (337th).

Counting Trez dunks? I am. He's at 6 this season and 147 in his UofL career--3rd all-time behind Griff (156) and Pervis (162). #DUNKL#L1C4